Mop.



F. L. CUNNINGHAM. MOP. APPLICATION men MAR. 29; 1915.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

23 //1 renfar 5L ['l/ml/hyfiam Fla-5 COLUMBIA PLAD'IDGRAPH CO.,WASMINOTON -Pro=vince of Quebec .tures, and at the ends FRANK L. cUNNr'NGH'AM, or MONTREALQUEBEG, CANADA.

MOP.

Application fired March 29, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

,Be it known that I, FRANK L. GUNNJiNG- HAM, a citizen of the Dominion of-Canada, and resident of the city of Montreal, inthe and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mops, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvementsin mops, and the object of the, invention is to .pro'vlde a means whereby water may be without the necessqueezed out of them-op,

by asiniple opsity of wetting the hands, eration of the mop holder.

A further object is to provide a device which 1 will operate by a simple back and forwardmovement of the handle, without necessity of manipulating additional the parts.

The device consists essentially of a handle carrying a mop cloth, and a frame slidably mounted on the handle carrying a pair of rollers arranged to squeeze out water from the cloth. 7 An automatically operating device for controlling the rollers ,is also provided. I

I am well aware that a number of mops have been devised aving rollers carried by the handle, such devices frames mounted on having additional manually operable means for separating and closing the rollers. The chie f improvement over suchvdevices embodied in the present invention is thatthe opening and closing of the rollers'is accomplished automatically. 1 p

In the drawings which illustrate the invention :Figure l is a side elevationof the device. side elevation showing the position of parts at the moment of complete wringing. Fig. 4: is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the rollers separated for the dry mop cloth. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail of the operating staple.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 11 designates a handle having at one end any suitable means 12 holding a mop cloth 13. A ferrule 14 is slidably mounted on the handle and carries a pair of frame -members 15 eXten'ding from the ferrule at right angles to the handle, and then. bent to extend parallel with the handle at a suitable distance therefrom. These frame members are provided at suitable intervals with aperadjacent the mop Specification of Letters Patent.

. structed of heavy slidably embraces one Fig. 2" is a plan View. Figgs is a the re-introduction of close the rollers Patented Nov. 16', 1915. Serial No. 17,904.

cloth are connected by a transverse member 16. second frame member 17 of substam tially U-shape is provided having its ends pivoted at 18 to the side frame members '15. The side frame members" 15 and the member 17 each carry between them transversely disposedrollers l9 and 20 respectively, mounted.

bymeans of pins 21. It will-be seen in Figs.

1 and 3 that the members 15 and 17 are diverged slightly from their pivotal connec tion point 18, so that the rollers 19 will normally embrace the mop holder 12. bridle 22'i's slidably mounted on these menibers, and it will bereadily seen that by sliding the bridle back and forth on the diverging members that the rollers maybe pressed toward one another oriallowed to separate; This bridle is connected to a rod 23' which passes along under the handle parallel therewith, and terminates ina ring 24 surrounding the handle a suitable distance from the ferrule. v'ided on the handle embracing the rod 23 normally in substantial contact with the bridle, as shown'in'Fig. 1.

The device may be conveniently conwire, as shown in the drawings, in which case bearings-for the pivotal connection of the jaw member 17 and for the rollers 19 and 20 may be easily A staple 25 is pro formed by loopingthe wire, as clearly shown In order to hold the rollers apart until the mop is reinserted, a link 28 pivotally mounted on one end of the bridle 22, and side of the frame 17. When the bridle is drawn back to release the frame, the link has the effect of pulling the Jaw down and holds ting," until the mop is the jaw against shut completely reinserted between the rollers and the staple 25 strikes the bridle and drive it forward.

It is obvious that all mop cloths are not of the same thickness, and if the rollers are held a fixed distance apart, athick cloth will be wrung much drier than a thin one. To overcome this'disadvantage, the staple 25 is located on the handle to engage the bridle and sufiiciently for wringing a cloth of ordinary thickness. A small filler 29 of hook shape is pivotally or otherwise connected to the staple or to the bridle, as may be desired, and is adapted to be swung intoposition between the staple and bridle, so that in the operation of the device the bridle will be driven farther along the v out .water from grasps the ferrule 14 in one hand an handle 11 in the other, and draws back the 1 w the position q is to say, pressing for the introductionof the frames 15 and 17 toward the rollers, by the eiiect of the filler 29 pushing against the bridle 22, when the handle 11 is pushed from the position shown in Fig. 4: to that shown in Fig. 1, thus pressing tightly together and enabling the cloth to be wrung much drier or a very thin cloth to be wrung satisfactorily. v

The operation of the device is extremely simple The mopis shown in Fig. 1 in its operative form. \Vhen desired to wring the cloth 13, theoperator handle, so that the cloth is drawn between the rollers and the water expelled there from. ,During this withdrawal of the handle, the bridle holds the rollers together, and

the handle slips .through'the ring 24, while the staple 25 of the handleslides back along the rod 23 until when the wringing operation; is practically complete, the parts are in 7 shown in Fig. 3. A slight continued movement. draws the cloth entirely through the rollers, and at the same time, the staple 25 engages the ring 24: and commences to draw back on the bridle and permitting the jaw member 1 7 to drop,fas shown in Fig. 4. The rollers are thus separated for reintroduction of the dry mop cloth, which is effected by merely reversing the movement ofthe handle, that the same forward through the ferrule to carry the mop cloth between the separated rollers. The staple 25 -travels the entire length of the rod23 before en gaging the bridle, and thus gives ample time cloth between the rollers. When the staple engages the bridle, it' carries the same along, closes the jaws to the position shown in Fig. 1.

' From the foregoing description, it will be readily seen that the mop cloth may be wrung dry withoutever touchingthe same with the hands, and that when all the mop the rollers more d the foroperating the rod 23, thus retracting and gradually cloth has been wrung and is clear of the rollers, the same are automatically separated for the re-introduction' of the cloth therebetween, and that after such re-introduction, the rollers are automatically closed without the necessity of manipulating any special devices. Y

Having. thus I claim is 1. In a mop, a handleya inop cloth carried thereby, a frame slidable on the handle having relatively movable jaws,rollers carried by the jaws arranged to press upon the. mop cloth, a bridle normally holding the jaws closed, and means. carried by the handle arranged to automatically bridle back'and forth 2. In a mop, a handle, a mop cloth carried thereby, a frame slidably mountedon the handle, a jaw. pivotally mounted on said. frame, rollers mounted. one on the frame positionedto grasp the cloth between them, a bridle slidablyimounted on the frame holding theijaw in closed position, and means carried bythe handle after the mop has passed between the rollers.

3. In-a mop, a handle, 'a' mop cloth carried thereby, a frameslidably mountedon the handle, a jaw pivotally mounted ,onthe frame, rollers carried by said frame and jaw positioned to engage thevmop cloth, a bridle embracing said frame and jaw andholding the rollers together, a rod connectedto said said bridle to release the aw described my invention, what.

operate said one on the jaw and Y bridle having a looped end traveling on the I V handle,,and a staple on the handle embracing said rod and movable back and'forth'with the handle to alternately engage, the loop and bridle.

: In witness whereof, 1 have hereunto set my hand, in; the presence'of two witnesses.

, BANKL CUNNIN H Witnesses; j

C. W. TAY OR,

, S. R. W. ALLEN.

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